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Lesson 5: Do we live in a hot or cold place?

Understanding the difference between 'weather' and 'climate'; measuring and recording the weather on school grounds.
rainbow and dark clouds over the hills

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Spot the mistake and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson.

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Dr Michael Leach
Dr Michael Leach Geography specialist

Dr Michael Leach is a wildlife author with more than 50 books to his name; these have been translated into 26 languages. He has worked on all seven continents, in truly remote places, to live with and study some of the world’s most elusive animals. As geography and zoology are lifelong passions, he feels that his career isn’t so much a job but more a stroke of unbelievably good luck.

 

Website: www.michael-leach.co.uk.

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